One example of a projects that will see academia partnering with industry will be the team-up of Dr Eugene Mahon from University College Dublin (UCD) and Sigmoid Pharma to advance state-of-the-art oral drug delivery.

Meanwhile, Dr Nicola Piana Agostinetti from the Dublin Institute of Advanced Studies (DIAS) will partner with Tullow Oil on shallow crustal exploration using passive seismics, to bridge the gap between academic research and industrial-scale applications.

Speaking of the programme’s success to-date, director general of the SFI said: “The SFI Industry Fellowship programme is of value to all companies, both large and small, and is key for strengthening the research eco-system and encouraging the movement of talented people between academia and industry. I am delighted that we have funded 20 SFI industry Fellowships across diverse companies, and encourage more applications to the current call.”

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